One of the strongest storms on record slammed into the central Philippines, killing at least four people, forcing hundreds of thousands from their homes.

Problems highlighted by the Auditor-General in the way EQC dealt with homeowners affected by the Canterbury earthquakes have already been dealt with, the Government says.

Auckland has only 10 service stations wired up to provide fuel to emergency services quickly if electricity is cut in a natural disaster.

Former Labour MP Chris Carter says he was lucky to escape possible death after a suicide car bomb exploded metres away from his Afghanistan home.

A large tsunami generated very close to the coast of New Zealand would arrive before warning sirens could be activated, a new report has found.

A large tsunami generated very close to the coast of New Zealand would arrive before warning sirens could be activated, a new report has found.

Tired and frustrated domestic air travellers were stuck at Auckland Airport yesterday for up to six hours after thick fog grounded flights.

Joan Dodson spent the night in a four-wheel-drive vehicle and has not been back inside her damaged home since Sunday's quake.

Wellington's shipping and cargo port will remain in business this week, as work to clean debris caused by the big quake begins.

Insurance companies are refusing policies to new customers in central New Zealand after Sunday's 6.5 earthquake.

Disaster tourism in Christchurch's worst-hit eastern suburbs has been slammed by residents as totally insensitive and exploitative, new research shows.

An engineer who assessed the Ohope landslide that killed a 17-year-old has re-iterated calls for the local council to adopt evacuation procedures.

A family member of a teenager killed in a Bay of Plenty landslip following torrential rain believes his death could have been prevented if authorities had ordered evacuations.

Alan Perrott talks to people with the inside track on what’s out to get us and finds out how that knowledge affects their daily lives.

Packing winds of up to 320km, the killer tornado that laid waste to Oklahoma on Monday grasped at the deadliest end of the Enhanced Fujita scale.

Several tornadoes that touched down in Oklahoma, Kansas and Iowa were part of a massive, northeastward-moving storm system that stretched from Texas to Minnesota, leaving at least six people dead, dozens injured and hundreds homeless.

Drought relief provisions for farmers will continue until the end of September, the Government said.

The worst drought in 40 years could cost the West Coast tens of millions of dollars in lost revenue, a leading West Coast farmer warns.